By Cait Harrison Most of us have experienced the frustration of trying to remember a password — or worse, finding out our personal information has been compromised. Now, a new payment initiative by MasterCard is working to address both of those problems with one solution: the selfie. Don't laugh it off just yet. In light of increasing online retail fraud and a self-obsessed culture where taking selfies has become the new norm, it might just make sense.
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Tech TitansWith the Tech Titans Awards — sponsored by AT&T — deadline quickly approaching this Friday, May 13, revisit one of last year's winners: Anuj Jain from Orchestra Technology for the emerging company CEO.READ MORE

Tech TitansTech Titans was recently awarded the American Marketing Association (AMA)'s marketer of the year award. Tech Titans won in the prestigious branding category.
The Dallas / Fort Worth American Marketing Association (DFW AMA) Marketer of the Year Awards (MOY) recognize and reward excellence in marketing in the DFW area in various marketing categories.
Tech Titans' win is shared with many members of Tech Titans to contributed to the rebranding effort last year: the task force, board, executive committee and staff. READ MORE

InformationWeekA spate of high-profile public and private cloud security breaches is helping to push advancements in security such as encryption. Here's a look at 7 ways the cloud may be the largest driver of IT security today.
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By Heather Linderfelt Imagine a drone you can sit in. The passenger selects a destination from a 12-inch tablet, and the drone flies itself there. I envision something from the TV show "The Jetsons" — the tune is even playing in my head. But I wonder, are we ready for unmanned passenger flights? We may be soon. The Ehang 184 was unveiled at the recent Consumer Electronics Show, and the passenger drone actually looks nothing like a craft from "The Jetsons."
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The VergeDag Kittlaus and Adam Cheyer created the artificial intelligence behind Siri, Apple's iconic digital assistant, and one of the first modern apps to capably handle natural language queries on a smartphone. The pair showed off their newest creation, Viv, a next generation AI assistant that they have been developing in stealth mode for the last four years. The goal was to create a better version of Siri, one that connected to a multitude of services, instead of routinely shuffling queries off to a basic web search.READ MORE

Ars TechnicaThe release of yet another bit of cosmetic DLC for one specific version of Minecraft isn't usually the kind of thing Ars Technica writes about. But the latest skin pack for the game caught their eye because it marks the first time that characters from Nintendo's Super Mario Bros. series have shown up in a game published by an ostensible console competitor: Microsoft, in this case.
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FortuneDo you really care what color the links are?
Google is reportedly testing a very small change to its search results that could dramatically change how you view them.
Some Google users have reported that they've been seeing black links instead of the familiar blue links in the company's search results.READ MORE

Los Angeles TimesTo the plethora of statistics, video clips and scouting reports accessible with the tap of an iPad, add an even more cutting-edge interactive tool that players began using in game preparation this season: virtual reality.
The Tampa Bay Rays are among several teams that have made six-figure investments in a baseball hitting simulator known as an iCube. Players don 3-D motion-tracking glasses, step into a small room that replicates a stadium and have a pitcher on a screen throw to them in true detailed form.READ MORE

Inc.Wouldn't it be wonderful to live a truly authentic life? To have the respect of your family and co-workers, to be well liked, to be trusted by all, to make your workplace and home a better place to be, and maybe even leave the world a better place when you are no longer here? Lucky for us, becoming truly authentic, although difficult, is possible.
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